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Grammar : Noun

Spell : tawr-pid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɔr pɪd

Definition of torpidity

Origin : 1610s, from Latin torpidus "benumbed," from torpere "be numb or stiff" (see torpor).

noun lethargy

Example sentences :

All insects, however, do not undergo this degree of torpidity.
Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) » by William Kirby

During 1817 Irving was mostly in the depths of gloom, a prey to the monotony of life and torpidity of intellect.
Extract from : « Washington Irving » by Charles Dudley Warner

Or is there some other cause of torpidity besides mere cold?
Extract from : « The Romance of Natural History, Second Series » by Philip Henry Gosse

The torpidity leaves the snakes and the turtles, and they come forth and bask in the sun.
Extract from : « A Year in the Fields » by John Burroughs

Herr Carovius, awakening from his torpidity, saw that it was high time to make some effort to escape.
Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann

Half a minute after being introduced commencement of torpidity ensued, shown by contractions becoming fewer and feebler.
Extract from : « Jellyfish, Starfish, and Sea-Urchins: Being a Research on Primitive Nervous Systems » by G. J. Romanes

In the course of a few hours, however, the torpidity wears 237 away, and finally the Medus returns to its normal state.
Extract from : « Jellyfish, Starfish, and Sea-Urchins: Being a Research on Primitive Nervous Systems » by G. J. Romanes

The Sarsi, of course, floated to the surface, and they immediately began to show symptoms of torpidity.
Extract from : « Jellyfish, Starfish, and Sea-Urchins: Being a Research on Primitive Nervous Systems » by G. J. Romanes

I don't say these men are unhappy, but unless they develop a hobby, torpidity is bound to settle like a mist upon their brains.
Extract from : « Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland » by Daniel Turner Holmes

As it was, I felt like one slowly recovering from a state of torpidity—from an ill-digested dream!
Extract from : « The Bandolero » by Mayne Reid

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